News Porto.

There are, as of this week, direct flights between Porto and Paris (Charles de Gaulle) operated by Air France and KLM will operate non-stop flights to Amsterdam, starting May 15th.

Visit the pleasant street bustle and hustle in Porto Belo Market, in Carlos Alberto Square, on 12 January as you may find extraordinary memorabilia you are longing for. The market runs from 10 am till 6 pm and offers lounge music and a comfort area for you to rest and for the children to play.

Porto City Hall will implement a state-of-the-art traffic signal management programme. The Municipal Executive is expected to endorse, next Tuesday, in a public session, the limited tender with prior qualification in international advertising, regarding the upgrading of traffic control.

The ANJE - National Association of Young Entrepreneurs organised the WE'BIZ Talk "Scaling Up Globally from Portugal" on March 29th, in the city of Porto as an opportunity for contacts between entrepreneurs and mentors, investors or leading venture capitalists in the overall market.

The Scaleup Porto. aims to become a catalyst for the creation of an innovation ecosystem and a network of individuals and organizations that share the vision of a scaleup program.

With the beginning of IATA Summer, this Tuesday, Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport, recently awarded Best in Europe in the category of five to 15 million passengers, is now connected to 1,069 destinations (with stopovers), of which 110 are direct flights.

The University of Porto Science and Technology Park (UPTEC) and the Portuguese Innovation Society (SPI) are the national leads for ClimateLaunchpad in Portugal. Applications are open until May 7.

Open doors around 7 pm at Palace Viscondes de Balsemão, located at Carlos Alberto Square to celebrate Piano Day. The concert is scheduled to begin at 7:30 pm. Admission is free.

Porto City Hall has announced the names of the 48 Grand Finalists of the Paulo Cunha e Silva Art Prize, chosen by a committee made up of the most relevant curators at international level.

The administration of the Municipal Council of Porto approved this Tuesday the launching of the procedure for the international public tender that will allow the replacement of more than 90 percent of the municipal fleet by environmentally friendly vehicles.